Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar
Qatar: Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index was 1 index in 2025. ▲ Rising
Latest (2025)
1 index
Change on year
down 0.0%
World rank
127th
of 164 countries
All-time high
1 index
in 2024
All-time low
0.7564 index
in 1981
Years of data
45
1981–2025
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar, 1981–2025
Source: UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data. Measured in index.
Analysis
Qatar recorded 1 index for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in 2025.
Compared with earlier readings it is up 3.3% over ten years.
Over the whole period, lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar peaked at 1 index in 2024 and was at its lowest, 0.7564 index, in 1981.
Qatar ranks 127th of 164 countries on this measure, in the bottom quarter.
The long-run direction has been consistently rising across the 45 years of available data.
Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar, year by year
| Year | index | Change |
|---|---|---|
| 1981 | 0.7564 index | — |
| 1982 | 0.7656 index | +1.2% |
| 1983 | 0.7769 index | +1.5% |
| 1984 | 0.7902 index | +1.7% |
| 1985 | 0.8009 index | +1.4% |
| 1986 | 0.8079 index | +0.9% |
| 1987 | 0.8166 index | +1.1% |
| 1988 | 0.8239 index | +0.9% |
| 1989 | 0.8303 index | +0.8% |
| 1990 | 0.8355 index | +0.6% |
| 1991 | 0.8408 index | +0.6% |
| 1992 | 0.8451 index | +0.5% |
| 1993 | 0.8466 index | +0.2% |
| 1994 | 0.8491 index | +0.3% |
| 1995 | 0.8499 index | +0.1% |
| 1996 | 0.8529 index | +0.3% |
| 1997 | 0.8594 index | +0.8% |
| 1998 | 0.8716 index | +1.4% |
| 1999 | 0.8841 index | +1.4% |
| 2000 | 0.9003 index | +1.8% |
| 2001 | 0.9154 index | +1.7% |
| 2002 | 0.9319 index | +1.8% |
| 2003 | 0.9487 index | +1.8% |
| 2004 | 0.9641 index | +1.6% |
| 2005 | 0.9756 index | +1.2% |
| 2006 | 0.9822 index | +0.7% |
| 2007 | 0.9852 index | +0.3% |
| 2008 | 0.9835 index | -0.2% |
| 2009 | 0.98 index | -0.4% |
| 2010 | 0.9769 index | -0.3% |
| 2011 | 0.9739 index | -0.3% |
| 2012 | 0.971 index | -0.3% |
| 2013 | 0.9693 index | -0.2% |
| 2014 | 0.9685 index | -0.1% |
| 2015 | 0.9685 index | +0.0% |
| 2016 | 0.9701 index | +0.2% |
| 2017 | 0.9725 index | +0.2% |
| 2018 | 0.9775 index | +0.5% |
| 2019 | 0.9838 index | +0.6% |
| 2020 | 0.9897 index | +0.6% |
| 2021 | 0.9949 index | +0.5% |
| 2022 | 0.9981 index | +0.3% |
| 2023 | 1 index | +0.2% |
| 2024 | 1 index | +0.0% |
| 2025 | 1 index | -0.0% |
Qatar compared with similar countries
- Qatar's 1 index is below the median for high income countries, which is 1.01 index, 100% of the median. (46 countries reporting)
- Qatar's 1 index is below the median for Middle East, North Africa, Afghanistan & Pakistan, which is 1.02 index, 98% of the median. (16 countries reporting)
Averages by decade
| Decade | Average | Lowest | Highest | Years |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1980s | 0.7965 index | 0.7564 index | 0.8303 index | 9 |
| 1990s | 0.8535 index | 0.8355 index | 0.8841 index | 10 |
| 2000s | 0.9567 index | 0.9003 index | 0.9852 index | 10 |
| 2010s | 0.9732 index | 0.9685 index | 0.9838 index | 10 |
| 2020s | 0.9972 index | 0.9897 index | 1 index | 6 |
Countries ranked near Qatar
More gender data for Qatar
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) 510.87 (2030)
- Child population (UN estimates and projections) (0-14), annual growth 1.71 % change on previous year (2030)
- Population 2,823 (2030)
- Working-age population (UN estimates and projections) 2,823 (2030)
- Population (UN estimates and projections), annual growth rate 0.9268 % change on previous year (2030)
- Age population, age 00, female, interpolated 14,984 (2025)
- Age population, age 00, male, interpolated 15,440 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, female, interpolated 15,715 (2025)
- Age population, age 01, male, interpolated 15,894 (2025)
- Age population, age 02, female, interpolated 16,180 (2025)
Frequently asked questions
- What is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar?
- Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index in Qatar was 1 index in 2025, according to UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data.
- What is the highest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The highest recorded value was 1 index in 2024.
- What is the lowest lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index recorded in Qatar?
- The lowest recorded value was 0.7564 index in 1981.
- How does Qatar rank for lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index?
- Qatar ranks 127th out of 164 countries with data for 2025.
- Is lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index rising or falling in Qatar?
- Over the last ten years it is up 3.3%. The long-run trend across the full record is rising.
- Where does this Qatar data come from?
- The figures come from UNESCO Institute for Statistics (2026) – with minor processing by Our World in Data, published as part of Lower secondary school completion rates, adjusted gender parity index. Statizoid updates them automatically from the source API.
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About this data
An adjusted gender parity index of 1 indicates equal lower secondary school completion rates between boys and girls. Values below 1 favor boys, and values above 1 favor girls.